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SPF (originally Sender Permitted From, now Sender Policy Framework) is a path management technique that assigns a set of permitted IP addresses to the domain in a message's bounce (MAIL FROM) address. The SPF record is a TXT record published in the DNS under the name of the domain, in a complex format. If the IP address from which a message is sent matches the domain's record, SPF succeeds. If not, there are various levels of hard and soft failure. | SPF (originally Sender Permitted From, now Sender Policy Framework) is a path management technique that assigns a set of permitted IP addresses to the domain in a message's bounce (MAIL FROM) address. The SPF record is a TXT record published in the DNS under the name of the domain, in a complex format. If the IP address from which a message is sent matches the domain's record, SPF succeeds. If not, there are various levels of hard and soft failure. | ||
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In practice, it works well for bulk mailers that send from a small set of servers, somewhat well for organizations where most users use the organization's own mail system, and not at all for courtesy forwarders, and "permanent" mail addresses at universities and professional societies. | In practice, it works well for bulk mailers that send from a small set of servers, somewhat well for organizations where most users use the organization's own mail system, and not at all for courtesy forwarders, and "permanent" mail addresses at universities and professional societies. | ||
[[SRS]] is intended to make forwarded mail more compatible with SPF. | |||
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* RFC 4408 | |||
* [http://www.openspf.org/ SPF Project Overview] | * [http://www.openspf.org/ SPF Project Overview] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 8 November 2012
| Anti-spam technique: SPF | |
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| Date of first use: | 2003 |
| Effectiveness: | Medium |
| Popularity: | Medium |
| Difficulty of implementation: | Easy |
| Where implemented: | MTA |
| Harm: | High |
SPF (originally Sender Permitted From, now Sender Policy Framework) is a path management technique that assigns a set of permitted IP addresses to the domain in a message's bounce (MAIL FROM) address. The SPF record is a TXT record published in the DNS under the name of the domain, in a complex format. If the IP address from which a message is sent matches the domain's record, SPF succeeds. If not, there are various levels of hard and soft failure.
Like all path validation schemes, SPF does not deal well with mail that does not all come from a fixed source. In practice, it works well for bulk mailers that send from a small set of servers, somewhat well for organizations where most users use the organization's own mail system, and not at all for courtesy forwarders, and "permanent" mail addresses at universities and professional societies.
SRS is intended to make forwarded mail more compatible with SPF.
References
- RFC 4408
- SPF Project Overview
